3As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings cannot be searched.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 25:3
Wisdom Before Kings: Hidden Matters, Fitting Words, Faithful Messengers, Enemies, Restraint, and Self-Control
The chapter moves from the historical introduction and royal wisdom, to humility and restraint before kings, to disputes and fitting speech, to faithful and unfaithful communication, to patience and neighborly limits, to mercy toward enemies, and finally to warnings about slander, quarrels, compromise, excess, and the necessity of self-control.
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Verse 3
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As the heavensשָׁמַ֣יִםH8064Noun - masculine pluralare highלָ֭רוּםH7312Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularand the earthוָאָ֣רֶץH776Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularis deepלָעֹ֑מֶקH6011Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularso the heartsוְלֵ֥בH3820Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof kingsמְ֝לָכִ֗יםH4428Noun - masculine pluralcannotאֵ֣יןH369Adverbbe searchedחֵֽקֶר׃H2714Noun - masculine singular